Was this impromptu or premeditated? From the moment Jonas chose to return to the banquet, it was evident that the fate of everyone at the banquet was sealed when he made that decision to come back. If Lasquin and Miss Tianyu intended to use the lives of these chamber members as bargaining chips for their own gain, then Jonas's actions were simpler and more direct. That is... to destroy their bargaining chips. In a sense, the Destiny Organization playing the role of kidnappers and the Morris Consortium acting as negotiators should have reached a settlement before the peacekeeping forces arrived. However, there was a significant gap during this period, and Jonas used this information gap to achieve his goals. Killing the hostages before the kidnappers made any demands changed the entire nature of the event. The Destiny Organization's objective shifted from a threat to a full-fledged terrorist attack, while the Morris Consortium would also completely lose its credibility. The means originally used to block external communication, preventing the role played by the Morris Consortium in the incident from being exposed, now became a necessary condition for Jonas to achieve his goals.
Upon understanding what Jonas intended to do, Rikier began to feel a hint of fear towards this rational madman. The girl began to imagine if it wasn't for her initial initiative but following Miss Tianyu's so-called plan step by step, she might have ended up in an even more tragic outcome. Although the situation with the implanted love chip wasn't much better now, at least she didn't have to confront Jonas, the psychological deviant. Miss Rikier even had a twisted feeling of being a righteous protagonist turned into a henchman behind the scenes, watching the mastermind torment her former comrades. Is it a feeling of relief or guilt? Anyway, this mentality is somewhat subtle.
Solving a group of defenseless people isn't very difficult. In just a few minutes, amid wails and screams, fleeing and begging, everyone in the banquet hall had fallen into a pool of blood with each gunshot. Meanwhile, Jonas sat in the center of the banquet, swaying the red wine in his glass, savoring the cries of those around him before their deaths. To be precise, Jonas is not someone who indiscriminately kills innocents. All his actions are based on interests. A pure egoist, after gaining enough power and authority, is often more terrifying than a pure villain. Because his ideology convinces him that everything he does is right.
After dealing with the last person in the banquet, the red wine in Jonas's glass was completely consumed. Jonas poured the red wine in his glass onto the ground, and the faint aroma of red wine mixed with the smell of blood spread in the air, as if paying homage to the dead. The black-haired man sat in the center of the corpses, praying. Clearly not a believer, his actions at this moment were extremely devout. After completing all this, the man stood up and looked at the slightly stunned girl beside him, smiling as he asked, "Is something wrong?"
"No, nothing." Miss Rikier's face blushed slightly, but she concealed it well. The girl who believed in the aesthetics of rebellion felt that Jonas's behavior was a bit handsome. But she would never admit it.
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On the other side, Miss Tianyu looked at the red dots on the screen in front of her. Despite no casualties, she felt increasingly panicked. Because of concerns about possible ambushes, when ordering the assembly, Miss Tianyu was extremely cautious, which resulted in what could have been a quick encirclement action taking a full half hour. At this moment, Miss Tianyu seemed to realize belatedly that she might have fallen for the opponent's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain. Miss Tianyu was well aware that the more such situations, the calmer she should be. But reason seemed to be beyond her control, with the horrific scenes of the dead in their final moments continuously flashing in her mind, as if questioning why she couldn't be more cautious. This panic gradually dominated her thoughts.
She took a deep breath and finally decided to personally go up to the cruise ship to see what exactly was happening. Only by truly understanding the situation on the scene could she make correct and rational judgments. Even if it meant putting herself in danger...
At this point, Miss Tianyu had made the only irrational move in the plan from the beginning to now. But facing enemies like Jonas, she had to do her best to plan and layout, in order to have a glimmer of possibility for success.
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Approximately ten minutes later. Miss Tianyu boarded the cruise ship with the last batch of Destiny Organization members. And the first place she went to was the staircase where the abnormal situation had occurred earlier, to meet up with the other members. Upon reaching the staircase, the situation here turned out exactly as she had expected. A team of the Destiny Organization had been completely wiped out here. But there were no signs of any ambush, and the injuries on these people seemed to have been caused by close combat. Miss Tianyu quickly thought of the highly skilled girl, [Black War God] Essnie, by Jonas's side. Without any surprises, all these abnormal situations were caused by Jonas.
After confirming the situation, Miss Tianyu took a deep breath and decided not to bother with Jonas anymore, but to proceed according to the original plan. No matter what Jonas's intentions were, he only had one [Black War God] by his side, which couldn't cause too much damage to the plan. Although letting him go, Miss Tianyu must understand the principle of choosing between the plan failing completely and making compromises.
And by now, it had been a full forty minutes since the plan began. After making the decision, Miss Tianyu rushed towards the direction of the venue. Along the way, she didn't encounter any resistance from security personnel. And when she reached the entrance of the venue, staring at the tightly closed doors, a sense of unease crept into Miss Tianyu's heart. Ordering someone to push open the doors, a strong smell of blood hit her face, and the scene inside the venue resembled a hell on earth, appearing before everyone present. Seeing this scene, Miss Tianyu's mind couldn't help but freeze for a moment. Then, a familiar male voice rang out. "Miss Tianyu, do you like the reunion gift I prepared for you?"